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Pfizer Stock Buyback Plan Just Too Large to Ignore — It Is on Viagra
Pfizer's new buyback is simply too large and too significant to ignore, and it might jokingly be called "on Viagra."
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The 4 DJIA Stocks Sank the Market
thinkstockOctober 13, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday, a holiday for all but the equity markets. There was no economic news of note, with reports of a railroad merger and a new…
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Short Sellers Getting Smart in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Short sellers have decided to get out of some of the go-to defensive stocks with high-dividend yields in late September.
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The 4 Stocks That Dominated the Market
thinkstockOctober 8, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday with virtually no economic data and little other news until the release of the last FOMC meeting minutes. That perked up the markets due…
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The 4 Stocks That Boosted the Market
thinkstockOctober 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday following the report on September non-farm payrolls which showed better-than-expected improvement. The trade deficit was also lower in August, and unemployment fell below 6%.…
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The Best- and Worst-Performing DJIA Stocks in 2014
The bull market may be five and a half years old, but stocks have been fighting each week to hit newer highs. These are the best- and worst-performing Dow stocks so far…
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Short Sellers Run for Cover in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
24/7 Wall St. takes look at what is happening in the short interest of the go-to high-dividend defensive stocks.
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The Best Performing DJIA Stocks of 2014
The bull market may be five and a half years old, but stocks have been fighting each week to hit newer highs.
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Credit Suisse Gold Standard Yield Stocks May Be the Safest to Own Now
Here are the four "Gold Standard" stocks from Credit Suisse that offer a combination of a higher yield and more safety than U.S. Treasury debt.
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Health and Healthcare
U.S. Hepatitis Problem to Continue Driving These 4 Top Stocks
A new research report from UBS focuses on four top companies that are making great strides in treatments for patients -- and generating gigantic revenues.
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The 4 Stocks That Tanked the Market
thinkstockSeptember 12, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday as the energy sector and utilities opened weaker. The stronger dollar weakens the crude price and raises Treasury rates which hurts utilities borrowing ability.…
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Key Short Interest Changes in Defensive High-Yield Dividend Stocks
The short interest data for the August 29 settlement date is out, and we have decided to look at what is happening in the short interest of the go-to high-dividend defensive stocks.
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The 4 Stocks That Lifted the Market
thinkstockSeptember 5, 2014: Markets opened lower on Friday following a disappointing report on employment that investors later took as a signal that the Fed might extend its easy money policy. The unemployment…
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Health and Healthcare
What This Skin Cancer Drug Approval Really Means to Merck
Merck & Co. has received approval from the FDA to bring its new drug Keytruda to market.
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The 4 Stocks That Steered the Market
thinkstockSeptember 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following a report — later said to be inaccurate — of a cease-fire in Ukraine. Equities have drifted lower all day. The Federal Reserve’s…